{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Ford recall 12V243 (12S32): Model Year 2013 Lincoln MKT",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/12v243/",
  "summary": "Recall 12V243 (Ford): THE RAISED BOLT HEAD COULD LEAD TO TORQUE LOSS IN THE WHEEL JOINT, POTENTIALLY LEADING TO WHEEL SEPARATION, INCREASING THE RISK OF...",
  "excerpt": "Lincoln Mkt Limousine/Livery, model year 2013. Filed by Ford Motor Company and reported to NHTSA on 31 May 2012. 128 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Ford is recalling certain model year 2013 lincoln mkt vehicles with a town car package manufactured from march 6, 2012, through april 3, 2012, which are available only to body builders for upfitting as hearse or livery/limousine vehicles. these vehicles may have been transported with rear brake rotor bolts that are … Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at NHTSA , or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on. CarsMultiverse / Recalls Ford's own number for this recall: 12S32. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 12V243 is the number NHTSA gave the same campaign, and the number this page is filed under. They are one recall, written two ways. Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on. What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “THE RAISED BOLT HEAD COULD LEAD TO TORQUE LOSS IN THE WHEEL JOINT, POTENTIALLY LEADING TO WHEEL SEPARATION, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.” 12V243 FORD MOTOR COMPANY Service Brakes, Air:Disc:Rotor 31 May 2012 2013-2013 LINCOLN MKT LIMOUSINE/LIVERY THE RAISED BOLT HEAD COULD LEAD TO TORQUE LOSS IN THE WHEEL JOINT, POTENTIALLY LEADING TO WHEEL SEPARATION, I",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T14:31:08+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-17T05:56:15+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Ford recall 12V243 (12S32): Model Year 2013 Lincoln MKT\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/12v243/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}